Itihaas (1987 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Itihaas

| image = Itihaas (1987 film).jpg

| caption =

| director = Joshiy

| producer = Tito
Navjeevan Productions

| writer = Gyandev Agnihotri (screenplay)
Krishan Dehlvi (dialogue)

| starring = Raaj Kumar
Shabana Azmi
Anil Kapoor
Rati Agnihotri
Mohnish Behl
Suresh Oberoi
Danny Denzongpa

| music = R. D. Burman

| cinematography = Jal Mistry

| editing = Waman Bhonsle
Gurudutt Shirali

| distributor = Navjeevan Productions

| released = {{Film date|1987|03|27|df=yes}}

| country = India

| language = Hindi

}}

Itihaas (translated as "History") is a 1987 Hindi film directed by Joshiy, it stars Raaj Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Anil Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri, Mohnish Behl, Suresh Oberoi and Danny Denzongpa. This film was a remake of the Malayalam film Ithihasam, also directed by Joshiy in 1981.

Plot

Joginder Singh is an honest and dedicated Police Commissioner. He and his wife Sunaina have two sons, Vijay and Rakesh and a daughter Jyoti. One day, Rakesh arrests Kalicharan, henchman of underworld kingpin Alexander. He is disturbed when he learns of Kalicharan's release after his son's appeal. As if this was not enough, Alexander himself is trapped by police, and the anger against Singh reaches its climax. Alexander goes free on bail and abducts and molests Jyoti. When Singh is informed by Kalicharan's son about the tragedy, he kills a man at the scene of tragedy thinking him to be responsible.